Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Serious Crash Closes Portion of I-93 in Wilmington Monday Night

Highway was being shut down in both directions Monday night for MedFlight to land following an accident involving a car and a truck.

Massachusetts State Police closed I-93 southbound in Wilmington south of Exit 40 due to a serious motor vehicle accident just before 6 p.m. Monday night. The road reopened just before 6:30 p.m.

The accident was on the southbound side of the highway between Exits 39 and 40 and is said to have involved a car and a tractor trailer. Witnesses on the scene say the car was pinned under a tractor trailer.

At 6 p.m. State Police closed both sides of I-93 so MedFlight could land.

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